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- pronunciation:
- In
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kyur
[or]
In
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kyuhr
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having insufficient protection; not safe or secure.
We could not sleep knowing our food supplies were insecure.an insecure, easily robbed apartment- synonyms:
- endangered, exposed, unguarded, unsafe, vulnerable
- antonyms:
- safe, secure
- similar words:
- hazardous, open, perilous, risky, susceptible
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| definition 2: |
not firmly established or built; unstable.
an insecure platform- synonyms:
- shaky, unstable, unsteady
- antonyms:
- stable
- similar words:
- dangerous, precarious, ramshackle, rickety, uneasy, unreliable, unsound, unsure, weak, wobbly
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| definition 3: |
not confident in oneself; filled with doubt and uncertainty.
- antonyms:
- confident, secure
- similar words:
- apprehensive, diffident, doubtful, fearful, hesitant, nervous, shaky, uncertain, uneasy, unsure
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| related words: |
loose, naked, unstable |
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| derivations: |
insecurely (adv.), insecureness (n.) |
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